Cunard, owner of the Queen Elizabeth 2 which docked in Cobh a few weeks ago.
2008Wed26Nov
Cunard
Filed in Boat, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Signs, Vehicles
2008Tue21Oct
Lifeboat 9 on the QE2
Filed in Boat, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200Lifeboats are dotted around the The Queen Elizabeth 2. They’re high up above some of the lower decks as far as I can remember and there are plenty of them. Hopefully won’t ever be needed.
2008Sat18Oct
No visitors on the QE2
Filed in Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, SignsCrowds gathered to see the Queen Elizabeth 2 off from Cobh 2 weeks ago, but they weren’t getting on board unless they had a ticket!
2008Fri17Oct
Cobh Street Entertainer
Filed in Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Street, UrbanA singer outside the Commodore Hotel in Cobh kept the crowd entertained and attracted the attention of my son Adam who wasn’t happy unless he was outside listening to him. Photos of Breckenridge, Colorado to follow, although I didn’t take that many. Too busy to leave the house much unfortunately!
2008Thu09Oct
QE2 Funnel in the Sky
Filed in Black and White, Boat, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Street, Urban, VehiclesThe funnel of the Queen Elizabeth 2 looms over Cobh as seen from near the Commodore Hotel.
2008Wed08Oct
Queen Elizabeth 2 in Cobh
Filed in Boat, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sky, Vehicles, WaterThe QE2 docked in Cobh last Thursday. This was shot at the bottom of steps down to the water where seaweed made footing precarious. I saw a few people venture down the steps but none went further than half way down. The tide was well out so I was maybe 3m below the quayside, standing [...]
2008Mon06Oct
Queen Elizabeth 2
Filed in Boat, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Signs, Sky, UrbanLuxury cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 tied up at the quayside in Cobh, Co Cork last Thursday. This was moments before she cast off. You can see a tug in the background of this image. It was bitterly cold down on the quay, but we were lucky that the evening sun cast a lovely golden [...]
2008Fri03Oct
Flying the Irish Tricolour on the QE2
Filed in Boat, Candid, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, SkyThe Queen Elizabeth 2 is a British ship, and it’s likely that many of the passengers were British too. I spotted one large Union Jack flag draped over a railing and people on the ship waved mini Union Jack flags too. That sort of gets under the skin of many Irish people. A huge crowd [...]
2008Thu02Oct
QE2 Leaving Cork
Filed in Boat, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Vehicles, WaterThe Queen Elizabeth 2, or QE2, flagship of the Cunard Line, docked for the last time in Cobh yesterday and left this evening just after 6pm. Here she is after turning in Cork Harbour and seconds before she increased speed and left the harbour for good. In 2009, she will become a floating hotel in [...]
2008Wed13Aug
Bridge the gap
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sky, UrbanA public walkway over the railway tracks in Cobh, Co. Cork. Walking down by the quay in Cobh is a nice relaxing way of spending an evening, at least before it gets dark. Despite the presence of the nautically shaped Garda station close by it’s a bit too secluded and remote for my tastes. I [...]
